4D3N-Yangon-Golden Rock
OVERVIEW
Trip Name: 4 Days 3 Nights Trip in Myanmar (Yangon-Golden Rock)
Tour Code: S5-10-MM-4D3N_Yangon_Golden Rock
Type of trip: Private
Trip Duration: 4 Days
Start: Yangon, Myanmar
Finish: Yangon, Myanmar
Package Tours valid until 31 Mar 2017 but require for surcharge for bellow dates
- Christmas Eve 2016
- New Year Eve 2017
- Water Festival (12th~ 15thApril)
- Inle Lake festival…etc
BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival-Yangon (-/-/-)
Day 2: Yangon – Kyaiktiyo – Golden Rock (B/-/-)
Day 3: Kyaiktiyo – Bago – Yangon (B/-/-)
Day 4: Yangon Departure (B/-/-)
Day 1: Arrival-Yangon (-/-/-)
Upon arrival at YangonInternationalAirport, welcome by our local guide and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the time is on your own leisure.
Stay overnight in Yangon.
Day 2: Yangon – Kyaiktiyo – Golden Rock (B/-/-)
Depart Yangon early this morning for a journey by road to Kyaikhtiyo and the Golden Rock. Late morning, arrive at Kyaikhtiyo base camp (approximately 5 hrs). Travel by local, open-air truck along a winding road (45 minutes) where you be dropped off at the junction camp to travel the final distance to Golden Rock on foot. The uphill trek is along a paved trekking path and offers great views of the surrounding area. For an easier alternative, four porters can carry you uphill in a specially-made sedan chair allowing you to enjoy the views without all of the hard work! (Extra cost not included). After about one hour of trekking, reach the Golden Rock. A huge boulder covered by gold leaf and delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff, Golden Rock is one of Myanmar’s main pilgrimage sites. The pagoda here is said to hold a hair of the Buddha and Buddhist from across the country come here to pay homage.
Overnight at Golden Rock
Day 3: Kyaiktiyo – Bago – Yangon (B/-/-)
After breakfast, return to the basecamp by open-air truck and begin the return journey to Yangon. En route, stop in Bago, the capital of the 6th century Mon kingdom.
Your visit in Bago begins at Shwethalyaung Temple which houses a beautiful 55-meter long reclining Buddha. Continue to the Mon-style Shwemawdaw Pagoda, one of the most venerated in Myanmar and whose 114 meter spire is taller than the one at Shwedagon Pagoda. Before departing Bago, visit the well-restored former palace, Kambozathadi, which was the marvel of Asia when it was originally built in the 16th century. On the way back to Yangon, stop at the Allied War Cemetery near Htaukkyan. This beautiful, peaceful cemetery is the final resting place for over 27,000 Allied soldiers.
Overnight in Yangon.
Day 4: Yangon Departure (B/-/-)
You will have free time till our guide escorts you to airport for your flight to next destination.
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Private tour based on group size below: |
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HOTEL | 1 P | 2 P | 3-5 P | 6-9 P | 10-14 P | 15-19 P | Single Supplement. |
3 STARS | 919 | 500 | 438 | 381 | 325 | 300 | 137 |
4 STARS | 1081 | 575 | 519 | 463 | 406 | 375 | 205 |
5 STARS | 1150 | 613 | 556 | 500 | 444 | 413 | 236 |
HOTEL LISTS (subject to availability): below hotels or similar ones
HOTEL | Hotels Name & Website | Room Type | |||||
3 STARS | Yangon: Green Hill Hotel www.greenhillhotelyangon.com Golden Rock: Mountain Top Hotel www.mountaintop-hotel.com |
Deluxe room
Standard room |
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4 STARS | Yangon: Kandawgyi Palace Hotel www.kandawgyipalacehotel.com Golden Rock: Mountain Top Hotel www.mountaintop-hotel.com |
Superior room Deluxe room |
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5 STARS | Yangon: Sule Shangri-La Hotel www.shangri-la.com Golden Rock: Mountain Top Hotel www.mountaintop-hotel.com |
Superior room Super Deluxe room |
PRICE & INCLUDE
Tour includes:• Private transfer (air conditioned modern vehicle)
• 03 accommodation with daily breakfast
• Round trip with public open truck from 1st base camp to 2nd base camp
• All entrance fees as per itinerary
• Daily bottle of mineral water
• All activities mentioned
• All service charge and government tax
Tour excludes:
• Insurance (Highly recommend to take your own insurance before your departure)
• International Airport departure tax, USD 10 per person.
• International flight to/from Myanmar
• Personal expenses
• Visa Handling Fee
• Tips to tour guide and driver
• Others not mentioned in the program
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR MYANMAR:
1. Please note that credit cards and traveler cheques are not accepted in Myanmar and that visitors must be bring sufficient cash (best in US Dollars, but Euros also increasingly accepted) to change and make any purchases and payments. Please bring new US Dollar bills ("big heads" instead of "small heads") and with series numbers not starting with CB as these are not accepted in Myanmar due to rumours these series are counterfeit.
2. Travelers to Myanmar are required to have a travel insurance covering the cost of medical evacuation flights.
3. The schedules of domestic flights in Myanmar are provided as an indication only. Once a booking is confirmed we can provide more precise timings, but these remain nevertheless subject to change without notice by the airlines until travelling date. It might therefore in some cases be necessary to amend your program and itinerary due to such schedule changes. We thank you for your understanding.